Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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