Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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