Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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