Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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