Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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