Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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