Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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