Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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