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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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