Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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