Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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