Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the major 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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