Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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