Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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