Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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