Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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