Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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