Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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