Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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