Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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