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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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