Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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