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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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