Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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