Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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