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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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