Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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