Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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