Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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