Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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