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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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