Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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