Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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