Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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