Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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