Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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