Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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