Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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