Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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