Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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