Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning enable humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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