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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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