Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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