Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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