Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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