Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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