Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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