Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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