Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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