Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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