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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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