Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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