Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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