Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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