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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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