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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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