Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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