Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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