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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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