Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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