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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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