Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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