Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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