Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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