Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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