Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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