Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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