Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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