Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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