Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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