Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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