Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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