Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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