Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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