Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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