Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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