Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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