Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently 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 issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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