Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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