Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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