Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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