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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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