Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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