Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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