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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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