Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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