Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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