Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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