Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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