Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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