Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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