Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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