Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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