Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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