Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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