Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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