Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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