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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies 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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