Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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