Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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