Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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