Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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