Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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