Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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