Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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