Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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