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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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