Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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