Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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