Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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