Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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