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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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