Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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