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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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