Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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