Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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