Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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