Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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