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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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