Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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