Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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