Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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