Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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