Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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