Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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