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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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