Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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