Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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