Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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