Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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