Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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