Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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