Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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