Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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