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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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