Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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