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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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