Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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