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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. 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. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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