Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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