Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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