Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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