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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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