Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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