Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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