Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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