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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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