Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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