Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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