Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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