Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning enable people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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