Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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