Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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