Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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