Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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