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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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