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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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