Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. 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. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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