Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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