Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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