Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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