Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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