Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. People want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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