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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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