Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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