Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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