Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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