Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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