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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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