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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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