Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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