Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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