Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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