Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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