Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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