Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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