Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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