Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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