Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models 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 institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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