Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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