Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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