Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the key 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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