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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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