Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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