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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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