Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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