Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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