Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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