Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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