Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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