Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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