Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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