Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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