Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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