Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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