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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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