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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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