Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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