Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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