Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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