Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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