Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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