Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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