Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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