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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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