Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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