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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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