Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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