Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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