Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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