Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. 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. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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