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 topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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