Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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