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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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