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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches 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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