Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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