Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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