Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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