Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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