Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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