Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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