Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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