Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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