Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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