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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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