Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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