Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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