Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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