Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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