Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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