Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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