Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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