Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates 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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