Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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