Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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