Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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