Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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