Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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