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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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