Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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