Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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