Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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