Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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