Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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