Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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