Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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