Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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