Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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