Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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