Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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