Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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