Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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