Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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