Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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