Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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