Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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