Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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