Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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