Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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