Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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