Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major 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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