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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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