Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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