Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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