Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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