Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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