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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses 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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