Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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