Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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