Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand these open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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