Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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