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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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