Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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