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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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