Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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