Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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