Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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