Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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