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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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