Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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