Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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