Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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