Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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