Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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