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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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