Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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