Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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