Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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