Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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