Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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