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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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