Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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