Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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