Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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