Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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