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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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