Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the most important 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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