Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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