Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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