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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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