Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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