Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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