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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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