Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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