Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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