Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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