Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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