Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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