Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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