Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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