Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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