Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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