Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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