Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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