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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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