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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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