Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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