Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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