Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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