Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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