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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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