Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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