Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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