Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology