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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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