Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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