Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling 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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