Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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