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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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