Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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