Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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