Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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