Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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