Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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