Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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