Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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