Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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