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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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