Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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