Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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