Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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