Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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