Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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