Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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