Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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