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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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