Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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