Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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