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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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