Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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