Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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