Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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