Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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