Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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