Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the 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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