Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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