Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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