Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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