Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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