Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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