Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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