Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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