Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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