Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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