Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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