Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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