Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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