Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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