Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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