Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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