Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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