Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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