Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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