Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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