Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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