Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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