Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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