Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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