Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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