Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the 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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