Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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