Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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