Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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