Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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