Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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