Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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