Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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