Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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