Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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