Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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