Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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