Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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