Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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