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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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