Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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