Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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