Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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