Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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