Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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