Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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