Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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