Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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