Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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