Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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