Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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