Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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