Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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