Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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