Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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