Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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