Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this 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 subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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