Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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