Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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