Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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