Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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