Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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