Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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