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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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