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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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