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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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