Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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