Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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