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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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