Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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