Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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