Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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