Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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