Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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