Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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