Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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