Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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