Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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