Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new 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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