Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates 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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