Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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