Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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