Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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