Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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