Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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