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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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