Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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