Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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