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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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