Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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