Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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