Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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