Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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