Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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