Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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