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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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