Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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