Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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