Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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