Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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