Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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