Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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