Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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