Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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