Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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