Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not 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. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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