Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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