Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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