Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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