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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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