Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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