Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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