Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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