Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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