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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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