Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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