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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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