Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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