Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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