Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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