Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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