Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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