Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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