Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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