Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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