Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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