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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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