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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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