Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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