Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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