Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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