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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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