Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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