Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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