Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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