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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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