Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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