Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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