Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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