Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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