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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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