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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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