Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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