Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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