Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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