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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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