Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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