Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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