Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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