Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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