Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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