Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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