Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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