Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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