Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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