Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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