Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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