Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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